Spiritual nourishment
The seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. (Matthew 13:23 NIV)
Matthew 13 tells of the parable of the sower, referring to the “seed” as the Word of God. We need to tend to the “soil” of our heart so that the “seed” will take root and grow.
For our hearts to be “good soil” that bears fruit, we need to be passionate about God’s Word. We need to make reading and studying God’s Word a cornerstone habit in our lives. We set a time to eat meals. We should likewise set a time for spiritual nourishment.
God doesn’t mean for His Word to just be studied, or even hidden in our hearts. He means for it to be lived and applied on the battlefield of life, in the most difficult situations that we face. God’s Word is given to us to provide us with strength and hope, to see us through tribulation and to make us victors. Of course, to avail ourselves of that power, we need to regularly study the Word and bring it into the reality of our daily life.
Daily life can be a fight. Life is full of challenges. But there is a spiritual “fight” going on as well, and as a member of Team Jesus, you’ll want to tank up on God’s Word, tend to the soil of your heart, and guard yourself from the attacks of Team Satan. Satan’s plan for you is not good, so use the protection of God’s Word against his evil intentions. [1]
Give God’s Word importance, time, focus, and a place in your daily life.
[1] Anchor Three Reminders
